Meaning of the pen is mightier than the sword | Babel Free
Definitions
More influence and power can be usurped by writing than by fighting.
idiomatic, metonymically
Equivalents
Français
la plume est plus forte que l’épée
日本語
ペンは剣よりも強し
Svenska
pennan är mäktigare än svärdet
ไทย
ปากกาคมกว่าดาบ
Türkçe
kalem kılıçtan keskindir
Examples
“If the pen is mightier than the sword in American history, it is more likely the pen of a novelist than the typewriter of a reporter — Harriet Beecher Stowe stimulating antislavery sentiment or Upton Sinclair enlisting citizens in outrage against the food-processing industry.”
“If my teachers had not told me that the pen is mightier than the sword, if my parents had not told me that I have to respect books, I would not have developed that respect for knowledge.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.